Fink Definition
fĭngk
finks
noun
finks
An informer.
Webster's New World
A person regarded as contemptible, obnoxious, etc.
Webster's New World
A strikebreaker; esp., a professional strikebreaker.
Webster's New World
verb
finks
To inform (on)
Webster's New World
To withhold promised support or participation.
They said they'd help us, but then finked out.
American Heritage
(chiefly US, slang) To betray a trust.
Wiktionary
idiom
fink out
- to withdraw; back out
- to fail
Webster's New World
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Origin of Fink
Perhaps from German student slang Fink student not belonging to a student association (from German finch) (akin to Old English finc) or perhaps from such German compounds as Schmutzfink dirty person, mudslinger Schmutz filth Fink finch (perhaps influenced by Rotwelsch (German underworld argot) Fink, Pink man) (akin to Frisian pink little finger, penis)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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